Which New Countries Joined BRICS and Who Wants to Apply

BRICS Expands: Which New Countries Joined? (And Who Wants To) USGoldBureau.com Feb. 18 January was an important month for the BRICS+ alliance and the world, due to who officially joined the alliance and who did not. Some were expected to join and reported to have joined but have not. Of the six nations expected to join, only Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates have done so. This is still a significant development, as they are the first new nations welcomed to join since the BRICS alliance was formed. It is also significant who did NOT join (Argentina and Saudi Arabia),…